Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-12-21

An Austin, Texas, dispatch says: Re-
gardless OF the recent decision ofthe Federal
Court at Galveston, declaring the State
law taxing foreign drummers to be uncon.
stitutional, the State Comptroller has issued
fresh instructions to county officials order
ing them enforce the law until 1t is repeal
ed by the Legislature or until Congress,
by express enactment, denies the right OF
the State to impose such taxes.
Mr.. Kelley, the Philadelphia man,
who has beer drawing money from con-
fiding stockholders for a number of years
to perfect his wonderful motor, has aban-
poned his "etheric force" principle ana
is now trying to work on the "vibratory
sympathy" principle. The old company
is getting somewhat tired OF waiting on
the inventor, who Is always just on the
eve of perfecting his motor. 1t is now
proposed to organize a new company on
the basis SIS, 600, 1000 capital stock.
The great mass of the Pennsylvania
Democrats are delighted with the tone OF
that Randall and his misguided followers
shall fall into line. Should the apostle OF
protection prove ugly and obstinate, an or
ganized effort will be made to have him
defeated at the next election. Randall is
realizing his situation, and it is generally
thought that he will pull quietly in the
traces, knowing full well that any kicking
against the Presidents policy, means po-
litical death for him.
- A consultation between a number OF
Senators, of which Senator Beck is one OF
the conspicuous figures in the movement,
has been held with the view, at an early
date, of the formulation of a bill which
will reduce the general postage OF the
country. It is proposed to reduce letter
postage from two cents to one cent, pro-
viding it will not too seriously destroy the
revenue accruing to the p~ostofice depart
ment. 1t is estimated that it will perhaps
lessen the earnings of the department
about 8 1000. 900 per annum.
The Republican school board of Aenia,
Ohio, does not propose to submit to the
law regarding the admission of colored
children in the public schools, and will
take to the Circuit Court the case recently
decided by Judge Holmes in favor OF a
colored girl pupil. RemarkiDg on this,
the Cleveland Plain Dealer ~pertinently
observes: "This shows how much regard
for the colored people the professional
Republican shouters for the black man
have, when it comes right down to busl-
ness"
In the convention of fourth-class post
masters in session at Washington last
week, one delegate from each State rep
resented was appointed as a national COM
mittee. A committee to draft and take
charge of q bill to be presented to Congress
was appointed as follows: Arthur U.
Markley, of Pennsylvania, chairman; NJ.
E. Sprague, of Vermont; George H.
Flagg, of West Virginia E. J. Clark, OF
New York; Frank E Fitzsimmons, OF
Rhode Island. The convention adjourned
on Thursday subject to the call of the
national committee.
"A number of young women of Ham
mond, Indiana, claim to have been Stand.
cred by Editor Towle, of the Echo, of that
place. The girls replied in kind, publish
ing an article in another paper scoring the
editor. On Saturday seven girls met
Towle in the street, and, throwing red
pepper in his face, three attacked him
with cowhides. The editor begged for
mercy and then threatened to shoot, but
the girls only piled their whips the faster.
Towle finally escaped. His brother threat
ems to prosecute the girls, the throwing of
red pepper in their victims face being a
serious offence under the Indiana statutes.
The trial in Macon, Ga, of Thomas
Voolfolk, for the murder of his father and
eight other members of his family, ended
last Thursday, the tenth day. The jury
were out but fifteen minutes, when they
returned a verdict of guilty. The prison
er was thereupon sentenced by Judge
Cuisine to be hanged by the neck until
dead, on 10th of February, next; also
ordered the execution to be private.
Voolfolk received his sentence stoically,
and reasserted his innocence. He spoke
of witnesses having sworn falsely. A few
minutes later he kissed his sister goodbye
and was rapidly driven back to Jail. He
was subsequently removed from Macon
to the Jail in Atlanta, mob violence being
feared if he remained at Macon.
- Chinese papers received at San Francis
co last Friday give details of a disaster &C.
casioned by the Yellow river overfiowing
its banks in the province of Honau. and
described it as one of the most appalling
occurrences in the loss of life and property
recorded in recent times. The river broke
its banks on the evening of September 18th,
southwest of the city of Chirgbhow, and
completely inundated that city and ten
other %populous cities. The whole is now a
raging sea, ten to thirty feet deep, where
it was once a densely populated and rich
plain. The former bed of Yellow river is
now dry, and the present lake was the bed
of the river centuries ago. The loss of life
is incalculable, and a statement is made
by the missionaries that millions of Chi
nese are homeless and starving.
-Advices from Russellville, Alabama,
tell of a tragedy in Marion county in a Sec
ton of northwestern Alabama where moon
sinners are plentiful. About a month ago
two young farmers named Thos. J. Bannis-
ter and Robert w. Terrell, guided eve
nue. officers to several stills, which were
broken up. On Friday night last they
started home from Russellville, riding
mules. Little Bear creek not being ford
able, they remained all night at Martin
Taylor's. Next morning they found their
mules stolen and started to walk home.
They had not gone far when five shots
were fired into them, killing Bannister
instantly and wounding Terrell so hat he
cannot live. Itissupposed that they were
shot by moonshiners in revenge.
AT the last session of the Georgia Leg
islature, a bill was passed making provis-
ion for the awarding of various sums to
wounded Confederate veterans. The list
of those applying for such assistance has
been surprisingly large, and on Wednes-
day the Governor was in receipt OF a let
ter from the famous General James Long,
street, now residing at Gainesville, who
wrote for the small amount allowed for
wounds in the arm. The noted command
er of the Confederate First Corps, while
leading his division at the second days
battle in the Wilderness, was shot in the
right arm, in the neighborhood of the
shoulder. The wound has prevented him
from engaging in any laborious pursuits
since the war. He is close on to seventy
voars of ape wrecked nhySically. and in